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Perfoliate. sis e Gaaviesignitecs When the two basal lobes of an amplexicaul leaf 
are united together, so that the stem appears 
; to pasé through the substance of the leaf. 
Perianth o3...:scseee0iiThe calyx and corolla combined ; that is to say, 
when they look so much alike that they can- 
ane Hot be readily distiriguished. — 
Pericarp :::.....:.:i...ci-The shell dr rind of dll fruits; taken as a whole: 
when it separates into layers; each layer may 
lidve  diffetent ndme; but the whole is still 
o. ; the pericarp: , 
Perigynoits Uudelesececes Applied to the dotalla did stamens when attach- 
‘ed to the calyx. ; : 
Persistent ...:.i...4...Not fallitig off; but femainitig green until the 
_ part which bears it ig Wholly matured. 
..;Having slits or lobes. _—- 
.-The divisions of the torella; when they are not 
: = dnited to each other by theit edges: 
Pao png \ Having thte colovit and texture of d common petal. 
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Pertuse 3: 
Petals ..:3: 
Petiole ..3....00 sicThe stalk of d feat: 
Petiolar seoeleees. Inserted upon-the petiole. ; ; 
Pilose o.0.ccdshevccenns: .:::Covéred with hairs ; covered with somewhat erect 
.. loose distant hairs; having the form of hairs. 
Pinne ...:: Riste ees aiestuvs ee ptimaty divisions of ¢ pimnated leaf; its leaf- 
tets: , 
Pinnate cossceseveeices. When simple leaflets ate arranged on each side a 
. comimon petiole: 
Pinnatifido"sinuate .:...:Pinnatifid with the ségments sinuated. 
Pistll cediscidiocsossiviees The femmate part of a flower; consisting of ovary, 
Pollete 5s 2eesesvetsesecs:The powdery or other matter usually contained 
: éomplished. 
Polygamdus :....:......::Having on the same plant, some flowers male; 
others female, and other hermaphrodite. 
Polypetalous ..........:Having the petals perfectly distinct from each 
other. 
Pome cisccécessccceeees An inferior fleshy many-celled fruit like that of 
: the apple. ~ 
Premorse cisecaveveess .-The sanve as truntatée;except that the termination’ 
‘is ragged and irregular, as if bitten off. ; 
Prickles iissccoves éss.6+-EHard conical sharp elevations of the epidermis. 
Pricumbent.. Lying flat upon the ground. _ oe 
Pubescencé scvvsee- ssaenee Short and soft haits covering a surface which is 
; hence called pubescent. 
Pith seccocasces....6s:The hard bony lining or stone of the fruit of 
many plants, as of the plum,'cherry, &c. 
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middle. 
Quadripartite.......... Deeply divided into four parts, 
